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.DESCRIPTION V• CHECK ONE CHECK ONE • • 0!,?� CONDIT{ON _,pRIGiNALStTE DETERIORATED X UNALTERED EXCELLENT . -ALTERED _MOVED DATE. ]I:GOOD -,RUINS . .. ,FAIR ._UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL IIF KNOWN)PHYSICAL APPEARANCE • The Bingham School complex includes a number of buildings from several eras: a large, expansive, multi-stage house, a contemporary smokehouse and well house, and several later outbuildings. The L-shaped house e vernacular Greek reeimaincsectitns: the large two-story block, facing northeast, a small board-and batten office attached at thesoutwst (rear) orn of ; and saal long of one-and-one-half-story ell at the southeast(rea r), itself construction. Uniting the main block and all is an impressive en emeapea colonnade or porch facing a pleasant courtyard created by the L-shaped g The oldest portion of the house is the rear ell, which antedates Bingham ownership and appears to date from the early nineteenth century. This consists of a logs structure to the northeast and a frame structure to the southeast,t linked by yta shed dormers. The interior chimney and united by weatherboarding and g with both ers. log structure appears to be the oldest. Fenestration is irregular, our-truc- over-four sash (probably the original) and six-over-six sash present. The log The tion is visible from a kitchen later attached to the eastns ee oft restructure. with exterior finish is like that of the entire ell, throughout four panels,.plain weatherboarding, and a simple narrow midxni- _neteenth(century moldings.) this section have two or four panels and rather Within, the single room on the first floor is finished with flush sheathing with remnants of a chair rail. An enclosed stair rises in the northeast corder.h On the southwest wall a square fireplace opening is framed. by a large mantel, . to ed•by a shelf. ' Flanking the mantel 'are door- . posed simply df 'a 'three-part molding pP In the corners ways, each with a two-light transom,'framed by a two-part molded frame. are built-in corner• cupboards with glazing above and a paneled door below. The second-st ery=rciom' is' 'in:i.shect- iwtha'flush sheathing and lit by the shed dormers. The'reartabst'section nit' the all is of frame construction, -and:'its age relative to the log section is uncertain; it seems to be also of early ni;nelteentb century;or'gin and may have''been a freestanding structure for a time or may have been constructed originally as an addition to the log oft his section, exterior the log structure. The west facade side, each single four-over-four sash window and, at the south end, two doors side by having four panels, but with slightly different configuration and slightly different moldings. The north door leads into th aibasementrwhichroom, i.sthe reached by one brick the$tepsir. This section has a brick foundation over leading down from the rear (east) porch. Unfinished massive posts said to be crepe myrtle carry the rear porch roof. On>.ndows occur aondthehsouth side and the gable is sash windows and no door. Similar windows Lnished with a beaded tapered rake board. Within, this section is plastered upstairs and down, except for the stair, which is finished lG orgh n flush form plain baseboards occur. style ones. The first- floor ormman mantel floor mantel features a molded frame and four rectnigut�reelaae 1s�sA number of shelf, curioi and that one the second floor is similar nvest3.$ation if thaphouse is renovated. One features occur, which will bear further g